I don't know if it's the quality of the photograph, but Stephanie's outfit is not becoming. I'm sure that its a very expensive designer dress, but it looks like something that you might buy at Walmart's. For one thing the fabric is wrinkled. It actually looks like one of those cheap cotton outfits that wrinkle after 30 minutes of wearing.

Yes, its definitely not becoming. It doesn't bring out the best in her. The outfit hugs her body in a very unflattering way. It's a bit strange because when her mother-in-law, Maria Teresa, was a newly wed she would dress so well and every other European crown princess/young queen dresses well [Mary Donaldson, Maxima Zurriega, Kate Middleton, etc...], but Stephanie has so many misses. And her hair is, also, unflattering. She just combed it to the back and tied it. Simple as that. Not very flattering at all. The impression that you get is that she was in a hurry and she put on the first outfit she could find and just pulled her hair back and tied and ran out the door. Meanwhile all of the other princesses look as if they put time and effort into their look.

OMG - Belgium is a tiny town. I had part of a team at work from there. They are very good-hearted people and the area is lovely! It's old glacier territory, so there is rich loam, rolling hills and a wonderful ecosystem for all kinds of critters, including dairy cows,
Cheese curds are probably the area's famous gustatory delight. They are a version of farmer's cheese, in odd shaped one inch lumps. Locally, you bread them and deep fry them. If they are fresh, the curds squeak on your teeth as you bite into them.
The area is now rife with organic beef as well.
Gosh, how I miss living around there. It is a great place in America. Do visit there if you ever get the chance. The people are so welcoming!

Breading cheese curds??? Barbarians Have to introduce these Wisconsin folks to the treasure that is Poutine

Breaded and deep fried - so lotsa fat! Happily, US Brew pubs in general have gone quite mad for Poutine! I have a friend who can argue with herself for a half an hour about how to pronounce it, though.

Guillaume and Stéphanie will visit Schengen on May 28th to mark the 125th anniversary of the Luxembourg-Nassau dynasty.

Program on May 28 (Google translation)

13:00: ceremonies of the National Guard with numerous appointments.

14:00: Official reception of erbgroßherzoglichen pair in Schengen. Furthermore: Presentation by Pierre Even "The Luxembourg dynasty in the European context" on the Mosel ship MS Princesse Marie-Astrid and opening of the photo exhibition "Dynasty Luxembourg-Nassau" by Marc Schoentgen in cookhouse.

Not national guard but civil guard of the city of Weilburg in Hesse, Germany. The Luxembourgish rulers are members of the Weilburg branch of the House of Nassau. It's the first time the Bürgergarde is visiting Luxembourg officially. They were founded on the occasion of the wedding of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau (1792-1839) and Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1794-1825), parents of Grand Duke Adolph in 1813. Guillaume and Stéphanie were in Weilburg three years ago to mark their 200th anniversary. Their visit is the reason Guillaume and Stéphanie will be in Schengen on Saturday.